ii) Heather Murch. Parry Sound Area Chamber of Commerce Request for support

Pages: 23-35

5. CLOSED MEETING

Resolution 2015- Moved By Seconded ByNOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council move into a CLOSED MEETING at _____________ a.m./p.m., pursuant to Section 239(2)(b)(f) of the Municipal Act, 2001,S.O. 2001, c.25, as amended, to deal with personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees and advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose.

i) Personnel Matters ii) Planning Matters

OPEN MEETING

Resolution 2015- Moved By Seconded ByNOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council move out of a CLOSED MEETING at ___________ a.m./p.m.

Resolution 2015- Moved By Seconded ByNOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council …….

Resolution 2015- Moved By Seconded ByNOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council for the Township of Carling agree to open a file, being an application to close and convey the shore road allowance in front of proposed Units 18 & 19 and Unit 21 on the draft plan Vacant Land Condominium Plan, that the shore road allowance to be closed and conveyed be declared surplus pursuant to Property Disposal By-law No. 95-10, Applicants Avalon Properties Limited.

Resolution 2015- Moved By Seconded ByNOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council for the Township of Carling agree to open a file, being an application to close and convey the shore road allowance in front of Con. 6, Pt. Lot 15, Plan PSR-468, Part 2, PCL 12122 SS, that the shore road allowance to be closed and conveyed be declared surplus pursuant to Property Disposal By-law No. 95-10, Applicants David & Linda Mallette.

11. REPORT OF THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

Pages: 41-45 Resolution 2015- Moved By Seconded ByNOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council receives the Reports of the Chief Administrative Officer, as distributed.

12. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEES

13. CORRESPONDENCE

i) COUNCIL CORRESPONDENCE

Pages: 46-47

Resolution 2015- Moved By Seconded ByNOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Council receives the September 2015 Council Correspondence listing.14. QUESTION TIME

Resolution 2015- Moved By Seconded ByWHEREAS Council received a Briefing Note from the North Bay Parry-Sound District Health Unit (NBPSDHU) regarding the Accommodation Planning – Phase II project;

WHEREAS the NBPSDHU is requesting Council approval to move forward with the proposed Accommodation Plan;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council for the Corporation of the Township of Carling approves the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit’s proposal to construct a new building for its use on land owned by the Health Unit on Oak Street in North Bay, at a project cost not to exceed $20M, exclusive of land, and that the project be funded by commercial borrowing to be repaid from its annual operating budget.

ii) Norm Miller MPP. Ontario Self-Employment Benefit (Oseb) Program

Pages: 48-49

Resolution 2015- Moved By Seconded ByWHEREAS the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU) announced in May that it is ending the Ontario Self-Employment Benefit (OSEB) program;

AND WHEREAS the OSEB program was designed to provide unemployed individuals who are or recently have been eligible for Employment Insurance with income and entrepreneurial support while learning to operate a small business;AND WHEREAS the program has a 94% completion rate in Muskoka over the past 5 years and 76% of the businesses launched five years ago remain open, well above Industry Canada’s reported 5-year survival rate for small businesses;

AND WHEREAS the 110 new businesses launched by OSEB graduates in Muskoka in the past 5 years sustain 142 jobs, demonstrating it is successful in giving participants a pathway to self-employment and is also an important rural economic development tool;

AND WHEREAS OSEB programs from rural regions across Ontario have reported similar statistics;

AND WHEREAS MTCU’s position that entrepreneurial support is available from other service providers overlooks the fact it has not replaced the essential income support component;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Corporation of the Township of Carling recognizes the value of the Ontario Self-Employment Benefit program to rural communities and requests the Ministry of Training, colleges and Universities immediately reinstate the program until a formal evaluation, which must include input from delivery agencies and participants, is completed;

AND FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED that the Ministry ensure any changes to the OSEB program retain both the entrepreneurial and income-support components that have made it successful.

iii) Sawdust Bay – Tree/Stump Removal. Results of RFQ Opening

Pages: 50

Resolution 2015- Moved By Seconded ByNOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT upon the recommendation of the Public Works Superintendent, Council for the Township of Carling accepts the Request for Quote from Weeks Construction Inc. for the removal of trees and stumps, and supply, apply and compact gravel, for a cost of $23,862.50 plus $3,102.13 HST for a total cost of $26,964.63, this being the lowest quote of three received.

By-Law 2015 – Moved By Seconded ByBeing a By-law to Close and Sell Parts of the Original Shore Road Allowance in Front of Lot 17, Concession C, Being Parts 1 and 2 on Plan 42R-20335, Township of Carling (Gower & Warren/Livingstone).

ii) Public Parks and Public Water Access Facilities

Pages: 59-78

By-Law 2015 – Moved By Seconded By Being a By-law to Amend By-law 2013-21, as amended, which Regulates Public Parks and Public Water Access Facilities in the Township of Carling.

17. NOTICES OF MOTION

18. CONFIRMING BY-LAW

By-Law 2015 – Moved By Seconded ByBeing a By-law to confirm the proceedings of the Regular Meeting of Council held on October 13, 2015.